New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-05

Cub :: c:;Ssn:n r.,a s.s: .une.s q SS:ss!s
tsss q tne double holiday The entire police and nre
deparinsnts were kept on duty all day.
The day wss ushsred In at Orange. T., BY aNatonai
salute Of thirtye guns ct 400 me- ami tho ringing
of the church bells. was given on Military
Common. and in the evening there was pnblc srnot
sSsrs s o. vsSc
held. the Deolsssrien rcad "a orsasa delivered
Ths NatiooaI holiday was quietly observed on state.
Island AL The vessels ns u 'ns nsre's Hss: drss.se
of Tompknsville was dresssd 10 bunting fronttsm y
stern. Precisely ~ noon she tired hsaon& ssiass OF
The Fourth was observed noisily At Railway j., yeS
terday twas ushersd in by ringing Of bells. nrins Of
guns. noise and fun. There were many nreworks big
parade patriotic grafton and COLLATION.: The firing Of
ssoass vss urasr .s v or 1s
out day The bells sclscted vera these OF the Fire
g. p Mays o. Psurs ana i the esrnsa PrssSytsns:
churches.
At PaiChoeus. L. l., there parade. IN which hun-
mon. and several companies from brooklyus 18Th Reg
Athletic games and excursions on Greet south Bay.
followed y an elaborate display Of Fireworks were In
Guided In the programme Of the day
The celsbrztion Newark general and spir
tied than IL aas been for many years Tive exercises
Council Business vas almost universally suspended al
day and tho city WAS decorated with bunting. There
sioas wnlss Osx.n =. siaaisa. 90 SUNDAY sssiiIs.a
without intsrni,son for tysIty-four hours Tho Fire
twenty happening durisG the day and night
ss aar y: 'S Ere
Departmsut and civic societies The procession was
A. exercises sss. held IL the Grand opsr
House The Declaration Of Independeece was read ana
Grafton During the day ali the parks In the outlying
distrcts were crowded
The Fourth celebrated in Yonkers in public man
by the dsplsy OF fireworks Lsmsrtnesye. under
A. - Skn
Y0nkers Driving Park there horse aud ath-
lec sports On the baseball grounds the Yonkers base
ball club played the Jaspers. OF tsnhsttan College, n
evening.
THE ATTRACTIONS OF STATEN ISLAND.
FORKPAUGH's SHOW CAPTURES MANY PLEASURE
SEEKERS AND BABYLON FALLS IN PINE STYLE.
People OF all ages races, colors aud previous con-
dtion of ssrvtude filtered down through the network
OF bot streets that makes the lower end OF the MAG
Of Manhattan Island look ike diagram OF Parb
after the siege and took the boat for Staten Island
Freed By the Glorious Fourth from the tyranny Of
ten hours DAY tor eight hours pay" they sought
greater freedom tor lung aud limb; and whore shall
freedom be found not in the green folds and dusty
highways OF Mr. Wiman's prinspslity. The man wine
pumps the ticket devourer at the ferry perspred
and answered questions aud kept q watchful eye on
the rushing multudes who persist in pocketng their
tickets, dropg ing them on. the door, swallowing
themin short doing everything but putting them 10
ths box When the gates opened there was the usual
God natured for shady places. Womrn gathered
their superfuous skrts Ia hand and oil the avail
able caGp cnaiis in the other and won't down the
measured mile id fine torn. Astonlshed, shocsed and
greved children were dragged along At an angle OF
- degress to the horizontal. ~ fathers who were
showing magnificent bursts Of speed In their anxiety
to get to the front.
The crowds scattered over every one OF the fffy.
four square miles on this lesser domiaion of Canada.
but the Restored ana remodslled ympIs at Erastns
got tho on's share. As that IL the present address
OF he oul OF
quite IN keeping with the eternal fitness OF tninga
Ac am Forepaugh, the Staten Island Jove, who Days
for the laurel wreaths distributed to the vicors
these revseI aud newly vanished Olympian game,
eat at the gstes and counted the people till he got
tired Then he knocked Of aud called IL 600 Tor
the afternoon. and little higher figure for the
ing. inside the crowd swarmed er the grand stand
sat the fences and poked up he animals, or stared
at the long-necked, Provisioning beast. species Of
compromise between giraffe and sheep, which
kneit IN the shade with It's eyes closed in peaceful
meditation a land that is fairer and cooler than
this The show went ON Tor the entire length OF its
doube-bsrrelled programme without jar or hitch;
and when the last spectal had rushed through the
gate and stuinhed into the arms OF the IRAN guards
the reformed Italian prince WAC peddles saHd~!ch
occupants of the tree seats leaned pensiyrly
upon his empty tray ran his fingers through hs
ambrosi. locks and remarked that Ii was big day,
tegorraw
In the evening Babylon fell with a more than usual
y emphatic crash BY error In rhs advert semects
IL billed to fall In the afternoon but III like
Mr. Crocketts coon failed to down IT request.
ln the eveninf however. all went with historical
accuracy. The crowds OF spectators were immense
this famous exhibition Of archaic bale and
fireworks. The cool breeze tanned the occupants OF
the gre nd stand the illuminated text that hung
the walls OF BeishsIzars dnng-room. CLEANED forth
in letters OF irreproach~ble Chaldaic copypl2te
produced by the ingenious electrical apparatus do
vised ~ w. Dwight Y imam and though every hing
weighed 10 the balance, nothing as found want
ing.
THE REPUBLICAN CLUBS QUIET CELEBRATION
The Republican Club celebrated the Fourth In home
like fashion at the clubhouse, No. 30 West Twenty
eighth-st Chinese lanterns and banners hung
without. and within abundance Of good cheer
and for benefit Of the thirsty Republican yfarer
huge bowl of claret punch. The proceedings
of entirely tmpromptu character. speeches
entirely the Spirit of the Day. and tho Spirit Of
Lay moved John l. Smith, Mahlon Chance, John A
crow and w. B. Tufts to utter sentiments bcfittink
the occasion. l. O. Ashley, In the absence of James
cad the Declaration Of Independence by way Of put
ling everybody In . proper frame Of mind TO appre
ciae the spontaneous effusi0ns Of patriotism which
followed.
THREE VETERANS OF THE WAR OF 1912.
For many years X has boon the custom Of the vet
Grams OF tho OF 1912 10 meet on the Fourth Of
uly and Join In some appropriate celebration OF the
hay. Until within few years these meetings have
oeen well attended, but tho ranks tho veterans
are growing thin and the time must soon come when
their association viii cease TO be- Two years ago
here were eight nine attendancc year there
we're fodrand yesterday there three These thies
we're General Abraham Daily, age ninety one, George
rygier. eighty nine, Henry Norris age eighty
eight. Plat Adams, who attended, tho meeting lssi
ear ued few months ago al the age Of csht y-nve